Как же я люблю раты этого художника

Aleksander would totally kiss Nikolai’s scarred fingertips. Both as an act of devotion and possession.

MODERN SAB!AU: nikolai returns home after several years of military service and starts looking for a job. aleksander finds out about this and offers to become his personal bodyguard.

Why is there this notion that the Grisha are spoiled in the books?! Seriously ! The author undoubtedly describes them as an oppressed minority and yet, at the same time, manages to say that they are privileged and spoiled rotten because they live in the little palace, have good / beautiful clothes, and eat their fill. on beautiful plates?! It's fucking insulting. Of course they are well maintained. They are literally the personal cannon fodder, to put in the front lines, of the king! Alina you are stupid!

I agree with you completely this element of the books really did not make sense. It was like LB was trying to say they were privileged because they have nice things like their clothes and the LP etc but all of these things are materialistic. They are creature comforts and are there as Genya said to help the Grisha thrive. But what are creature comforts next to being hunted, burned and experimented on. I am sure any of the grisha would give up those privileges if it meant they could live in a world where they could be free from persecution and oppression.

For me though it really highlighted the difference between how the king and his men run the First Army and how Aleks runs the second. It is clear that Aleks takes very good care of his grisha, he provides them with enough food, he makes sure they've got bulletproof keftas, that they've got access to a library, access to trainers who not only teach them how to master their grisha abilities but also train them in hand to hand combat, he provides them with the LP a safe home. Whereas the king doesn't do anything to make sure the Fiirst Army is provided with everything they may need to thrive and be strong. The king sees both the soldiers of the First and Second Army as expendable.

— today i live for darkolai crumbs

Nikolai gets distracted

Визжю просто визжю на ультразвуке от милоты. Теперь это моя любимейшая хэдканонная вселенная. Ещё больше я люблю Сашеньку потому что мои любимые сокращения этого имени именно Шура и Шурик🤣🥺🥺

сашенька ланцова - девочка бесстрашная, поэтому однажды она рискнула назвать дарклинга "дядя шурик". тот в отместку неделю называл её исключительно шура николаевна.

imagine killing your handsome dark would kill the world for you soulmate and then bringing your dishrag bf back to life only for him to break up with you

Nikolai: "Hello, my name is Nikolai Lantsov. You killed my boyfriend. Prepare to die!"

Aleksander: "But you don't have all the facts!"

Nikolai: "Which are?"

Aleksander: "I'm hot and I have a point!"

Nikolai, skeptically: "... continue..."

~

after the Darkling explains his plans for Ravka:

ghost!Dominik: "Remind me again, why we faught AGAINST this guy?"

~

Some time later:

Aleksander: "Ah yes. Me. My husband. And the ghost of his boyfriend, whose death I've indirectly caused before we've even met properly..."

The demon in the wood

(I've been feeling randomly stressed today, so I drew a tiny little Darkling for an hour)

Nikolai's demon acts like an overgrown cat around the Darkling, because it came from his power and like calls to like.

The Darkling likes to be around Nikolai's demon, because it's his unique creation.

Nikolai doesn't enjoy Aleksander's company at all, they're too different for it.

Aleksander doesn't like to pet the creature because it's one of few living beings openly affectionate with him.

At least that's what they keep telling themselves, when they wake up next to each other once too often.